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  1. NorthernLight

    Travelling from Borda to Roncesvalles

    The road option is only 400 metres longer than the steep downhill option. The road option may take you past horses, but definitely takes you along beautiful views and past the Ibañeta Chapel, and ends with a stroll through the woods to bring you to the door of the albergue.
  2. NorthernLight

    Villafranca Montes de Oca - plans to reopen the municipal albergue

    I recall in 2013 (and in subsequent years) that the locals wanted the municipal to be operational, and were quite angry with the closure of the muni, but in 2013 the big hotel had opened a new albergue and were charging the same £ amount as the muni, so pilgrims were heading to the new one. I...
  3. NorthernLight

    Villafranca Montes de Oca - plans to reopen the municipal albergue

    Good news! This albergue was a needed resource and when they were forced to shut down it was a sad day for pilgrims.
  4. NorthernLight

    Rescue of peregrina lost in fog on the Route Napoleon

    On a nice clear day I encountered a small group of folks from Japan who were standing at a marker sign at a spot where the trail crosses another trail (which looked well traveled). They had no English or Spanish and no idea which trail to follow - no yellow arrows and the signs had Basque names...
  5. NorthernLight

    Rescue of peregrina lost in fog on the Route Napoleon

    If you aren’t positive about the path, sit down and get comfortable. Waiting it out is safer than falling off a steep drop. Having a good map on your smartphone with the camino tracks would be wise to have in foggy conditions.
  6. NorthernLight

    Zen Garden before Lorca

    Zen garden? Where exactly is/was this?
  7. NorthernLight

    Accommodations along the way for Camino Frances

    Using Whatsapp to contact these places directly will likely be more efficient than trying to phone or email.
  8. NorthernLight

    Starting from Viana?

    There are buses operated by La Estellesa that run between the bus stations in Logroño and Pamplona that stop there en route.
  9. NorthernLight

    numbers on the Frances

    Whose lumping them all together? Not I. Of course there are still some pilgrim-exclusive albergues. I am simply pointing out one of the current realities facing pilgrims who seek albergue beds is that there is competition in many of the albergues with non-pilgrims. Even municipals may not be...
  10. NorthernLight

    numbers on the Frances

    True, some are, but not as many as one might think. On gronze, so many of them say they are oriented to pilgrims but not exclusive to them. And if they allow booking via B.com, there’s no gate keeper to filter out non-pilgrims.
  11. NorthernLight

    Stage 18 a or 18 b (Terradillos de los Templarios to Bercianos del Real Camino)

    My last time walking that stretch, I followed the path to the left as far as El Burgo Ranero, then the next morning followed a road north, over the railroad tracks, and then turned left onto the old Roman Rd route. I don’t recall actually walking on an old Roman Rd in this version, although the...
  12. NorthernLight

    numbers on the Frances

    As private albergues are frequently on Bookingdotcom, they are as likely to be filled with holiday-makers, tourists and other travellers. We cannot assume the albergues are full of pilgrims or camino walkers. But all those folks are extra competition for the cheaper beds.
  13. NorthernLight

    numbers on the Frances

    Oops, it comes from a screen shot I took at 4:52 pm. I will edit my post. Thanks.
  14. NorthernLight

    numbers on the Frances

    On any given day, things could be vastly different. You cannot know where the bubbles are at any given time, although avoiding the popular starting locations (SJPDP, Pamplona, Burgos, Leon, Sarria) on weekends seems like a good strategy. Yesterday, 682 pilgrims registered at the Santiago...
  15. NorthernLight

    Villatuerta to Estella - new cycle/pedestrian path opened

    A lady I met in Estella said she was told about this route in Villatuerta and followed it. She reported no slopes, along a river and quite nice; lots of locals using it.
  16. NorthernLight

    LIVE from the Camino CF-things are not that bad - May 2023

    I just had a chat with the albergue/tienda owner in Torres del Rio, whom I remember from seven years ago. He says for the past 12 days, everything in Sansol, Torres del Rio and Viana has been full. Don’t let the armchair quarterbacks get you down.
  17. NorthernLight

    LIVE from the Camino CF-things are not that bad - May 2023

    Me? I haven’t booked anything. Don’t plan to either. But … I am walking short stages so am beating any crowds. That said, nothing has yet been truly full. The municipal in Estella piosted a sign that they were full at 2 pm, but they held back some beds for late arrivals. However, most of the...
  18. NorthernLight

    LIVE from the Camino CF-things are not that bad - May 2023

    Some folks here at this albergue have been trying to make a booking for Najera in two days. They’ve finally decided they have no choice but to book an expensive room. In their case, I suspect inflexibility as they will not consider a shorter day even though one is in pain.
  19. NorthernLight

    LIVE from the Camino CF-things are not that bad - May 2023

    My observation (I am on the Frances now) is that there are a lot of people on the camino. I may be between bubbles, but there are beds available, so demand is not overwhelming capacity here. Note, I said beds. Rooms, not so much. I’d like a private room once in a while, but I am resigned to not...
  20. NorthernLight

    The Camino is full?

    Have you stood for a long time in the field waiting for one to walk by?

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